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Young people are finding more inspiration than ever to vote and participate in the political process. President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting offers significant opportunities to make voter registration easier for youth voters.

Congress must pass the Judiciary Act  

Pesante Haughton uses communications and storytelling to drive change in oppressive systems.

Fifty-seven years ago, the Voting Rights Act became law. Today we find our democracy regressed in a moment eerily similar to that turning point in 1965.

The Court and Congress should be accountable to the people, not corporations.

Hanks comes to Demos with a passion for the pursuit of equity and justice. 

Our nation’s leaders made Juneteenth a holiday—now it’s time they act on voting rights and economic justice for Black communities.

The Inclusive Democracy Project (IDP) convening brought together a community of Demos’ partners and leaders in the movement to share space and connect with each other.

Organizers from the Texas Organizing Project (TOP) have been working to change the balance of power in the county to ensure a more equitable distribution of disaster funding, so that the people most impacted by climate change have the most say in how that funding is spent. 

Grassroots organizers in Texas offer a blueprint for cementing equity into local recovery efforts.

Why the Senate should confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson without delay

We must not underestimate the progress and yet-untapped potential of this executive order.

Four executive and legislative actions President Biden should address in his speech

This urgent, defining moment in America calls for The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

A conversation about what’s standing in the way of progress towards an inclusive democracy and a just economy.

It’s time for America to lead by example and take action to repair our broken system. There is much work to do around the world, but for this country, saving democracy must start at home. 

The Build Back Better Act would dramatically help working people and families. Now, the passage of this once-in-a-lifetime framework is in the hands of a few legislators who are beholden to corporations and the ultrarich.

Taifa Smith Butler joins BNC’s “AMplified with Aisha Mills” to discuss these inequities and what we can do to combat them.

President Biden's Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting requires federal agencies to submit plans to the White House on how they can promote voter registration for eligible persons they serve.

Congress must act swiftly to advance this pro-democracy legislation. The Freedom To Vote Act is a significant structural voting rights reform package that advances racial equity and moves us toward an inclusive democracy.